660s BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	8th century BC – 7th century BC – 6th century BC
Decades:	690s BC 680s BC 670s BC – 660s BC – 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC
Years:	669 BC 668 BC 667 BC 666 BC 665 BC 664 BC 663 BC 662 BC 661 BC 660 BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events and trends

669 BC: Ashurbanipal succeeds his father Esarhaddon as king of Assyria.
668 BC: Ashurbanipal starts to rule.
668 BC: Shamash-shum-ukin, son of Esarhaddon, becomes King of Babylon.
668 BC: Egypt revolts against Assyria.
668 BC: Estimation: Nineveh, capital of Assyria becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Thebes in Egypt.[1]
667 BC: Byzantium founded by Megaran colonists under Byzas. (traditional date)
667 BC: Assyrians conquer the Egyptian Empire.
664 BC: First naval battle in Greek recorded history, between Corinth and Corcyra.
664 BC: Ashurbanipal captures and sacks Thebes, Egypt.
664 BC: Psamtik I succeeds Necho I as king of Lower Egypt.
664 BC: Taharqa appoints his nephew Tantamani as his successor of Upper Egypt.
664 BC – Nubian period ends in Ancient Egypt.
663 BC: Ashurbanipal conquered Ancient Egypt.
11 February 660 BC: Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
660 BC: First known use of the Demotic script.
660 BC: Psamtik I drives the Assyrians out of Egypt.
660 BC: Mythical founding of the Japanese royal family.

668 BC: Death of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria; the beginning of Ashurbanipal's reign
664 BC: Death of Necho I, king of Egypt
663 BC: Death of Taharqa, king of Egypt
660 BC: Reign of Emperor Jimmu, first emperor of Japan, begins.